2005年12月24四級A卷參考答案(北文詳解版)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Example: You will hear:

　　You will read:

　　[A] At the office.

　　[B] In the waiting room.

　　[C] At the airport.

　　[D] In a restaurant.

　　From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, [A] “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

　　Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

　　1. W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her. Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.

　　M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway. And I’ll call her about it this evening.

　　Question: What does the man think Carol should do?

　　{A) See a doctor.}

　　B) Stay in bed for a few days.

　　C) Get treatment in a better hospital.

　　D) Make a phone call to the doctor.

　　2. M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30.

　　W: It’s faster than the 2 o’clock train. Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.

　　Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.

　　B) The 2:30 train has a dining car.

　　{C) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.}

　　D) They are going to have some fast food on the train.

　　3. M: Hi, Melissa, how is your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school? Perhaps you could get into Harvard .

　　W: Everything is coming along really well. I’ve been thinking about graduate school. But I’ll talk to my tutor Doc. Garcia first and see what she thinks.

　　Question: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

　　A) She has been longing to attend Harvard University.

　　B) She’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.

　　C) She has finished her project with Dr. Garcia’s help.

　　{D) She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.}

　　4. W: Did you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.

　　M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!

　　Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　{A) Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.}

　　B) Alice needs more training in making public speeches.

　　C) The man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.

　　D) The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.

　　5. W: You’ve been doing weather reports for nearly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all these years?

　　M: Well, not necessarily worse. But we’re seeing more swings.

　　Question: What does the man say about the weather?

　　A) It’s worse than 30 years ago.

　　B) It remains almost the same as before.

　　{C) There are more extremes in the weather.}

　　D) There has been a significant rise in temperature.

　　6. M: Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by Prof. Jordan for the marketing course.

　　W: I am afraid it’s out of stock. You’ll have to order it. And it will take the publisher 3 weeks to send it to us.

　　Question: Where did the conversation most probably take place?

　　A) At a publishing house.

　　{B) At a bookstore.}

　　C) In a reading room.

　　D) In Prof. Jordan’s office.

　　7. M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.

　　W: Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.

　　Question: What does the woman mean?

　　{A) The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.}

　　B) Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.

　　C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.

　　D) The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.

　　8. M: In my opinion, watching the news on TV is a good way to learn English. What do you think?

　　W: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards.

　　Question: What does the man say about learning English?

　　A) Priority should be given to listening.

　　B) It’s most helpful to read English newspapers every day.

　　{C) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.}

　　D) Reading should come before listening.

　　9. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth, and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible?

　　W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.

　　Question: What does the woman think of the new drug?

　　A) It can help solve complex problems.

　　{B) It will most likely prove ineffective}

　　C) It is a new weapon against terrorists.

　　D) It will help detect all kinds of liars.

　　10.M: You know, the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.

　　W: Really? What day? I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume.

　　Question: What does the woman want to do?

　　A) Help the company recruit graduate students.

　　B) Visit the electronics company next week.

　　C) Get a part-time job on campus before graduation.

　　{D) Apply for a job in the electronics company.}